Simon Field: Full color, then rather anonymous and reticent on the nose. The palate is youthful, with a tight mantle of grippy tannin holding the fruit in check. The fruit will ultimately emerge, triumphant, in the longer term, its potential underlined by sheer density and a telltale sapidity that will translate into longevity and creative potential - 18

Alex Hunt: Sweetly perfumed, crystallized violet and vanilla aromas. Full-bodied, supple, and soft in the mouth, but not without a degree of mineral rigor and a certain firmness of tannin mid-palate. A cuddly wine by Gigondas standards, perhaps, but still with that unwavering rocky structure. What surprises, therefore, is the harmony here - 16.5

John Livingstone-Learmonth: Dark robe, legs down the glass; the nose is ripe enough to involve black raisin; suggests thick-skinned grapes being cropped after a full, dry, late summer. Prune fruit lies at its center. There are varied garrigue airs, including fennel and a hint of rosemary. The palate is full of unbridled flavor, a real child of the terraces, with minted, dark tannins bringing up the final stages. A really good glass-filling wine, with energy and drive. Dark, rather tar-like final moments. Drink 2014–27. May just be closing down, backing off - 16.5